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Ep 132: Coming to terms with real judgment (Ecc 3:17-18).
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- Old things New Podcast
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- Jan 15, 2026
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Summary
Pray Read: Ecc 3:16-18. Meditation In our last meditation we faced up to the hard reality that injustice exists. Now, if the average western person was writing the script, our next play would be this: injustice needs to be dealt with. Makes sense. But if we want justice, we need to realise things might not turn out how we expect. Qohelet does take us on a next step, and it seems counter-intuitive at first blush. We think: injustice exists, therefore God should stop it. But no, Solomon takes us somewhere else. Injustice exists, he says, and now the next thing you need to understand is that judgment is coming. What exactly, then, is the connection between injustice and judgment? Follow closely with Solomon’s thought in the text. In verse 17 we read, “I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.” A day approaches, Solomon says, when God will judge the righteous and the wicked. Now straight away we want injustice and suffering to disappear, but Solomon’s answer is far better. Yes, injustice exists, but God is coming, and he is going to set things straight. Every single evil act in history will be accounted for, and punishment will be dealt out accordingly. Abusive fathers will get what is coming for them. Tyrannical dictators will answer for the ocean of blood on their hands. Even the least and most careless word will be recalled and brought up for judgment. Every mean-spirited act we have ever committed. Every selfish decision we have ever made at the cost of another person. Every failure to care for those under our charge. Every brash, callous, or cruel word we have ever spoken. Every lustful thought, every dollar stolen, every opportunity abused, every duty neglected. Every single sin in the hi…